
Alison Steadman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 26, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42. Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective, and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–05). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–10, 2019) and Orphan Black (2015–16). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
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Filmography

King of the Teds
Movie · as Tina

Joke
Movie · as Vet

Stitch Head
Movie · as Nan (voice)

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Movie · as Self

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
Movie · as Sue Jessop

Better Man
Movie · as Betty

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Movie · as Pam Shipman

The 1970s Dinner Party
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Wake
Movie · as Grace

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
Movie · as Sue Jessop

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
TV · as Alison Steadman · 3 eps

Queen and Country
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Rules of the Game
TV · as Anita Jenkins · 4 eps

Here We Go
TV · as Sue Jessop · 19 eps

Remembers…
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The King's Man
Movie · as Rita

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
TV · as Self · 1 ep
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Movie

23 Walks
Movie · as Fern

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Movie · as Dora

Life
TV · as Gail Reynolds · 6 eps

Off Grid
Movie · as Grace Tanner

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Movie · as Pam Shipman

DNA Journey
TV · 1 ep

Care
Movie · as Mary

Butterfly
TV · as Barbara · 3 eps

Hold the Sunset
TV · as Edith · 12 eps

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Movie · as Narrator

We Can Be Heroes
Movie · as Granny Evans

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Movie

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Movie · as Self

Dad's Army
Movie · as Mrs. Fox

Burn Burn Burn
Movie · as Diana

Peterman
Movie · as Auntie Jean
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Movie · as Self

Inside No. 9
TV · as Anne · 1 ep

Boomers
TV · as Joyce · 12 eps

The Great War: The People's Story
TV · as Hallie Eustace Miles · 3 eps

Gareth's All Star Choir
TV · as Self - Choir Member · 2 eps

The Secrets
TV · as Angela · 1 ep

Orphan Black
TV · as Kendall Malone · 5 eps

Yonderland
TV · as Barbara · 1 ep

Love and Marriage
TV · as Pauline Paradise · 6 eps
A Civil Arrangement
Movie · as Isobel

The Syndicate
TV · as Rose Wilson · 6 eps

Gadget Man
TV · 1 ep

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

Playhouse Presents
TV · as Tina · 1 ep

French Exchange
Movie · as Mrs. Phillips

All Roads Lead Home
TV · as Herself · 3 eps

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
Comedy Blaps
TV · 3 eps

Come Rain Come Shine
Movie · as Dora Mitchell

Fry and Laurie Reunited
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Little Crackers
TV · as Alison's Mother, Mrs. O'Grady · 1 ep

Caravans: A British Love Affair
Movie · as Narrator

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
Movie · as Pam Shipman

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Movie · as Self

Fanny Hill
Movie · as Mrs. Brown

The Dinner Party
Movie · as Juliet

Who Gets the Dog
Movie · as Jenny Evans

All About 'Abigail's Party'
Movie · as Self

The Man from Montevideo
Movie · as Karen Horner

Gavin & Stacey
TV · as Pam Shipman · 19 eps

Fanny Hill
TV · as Mrs. Brown · 2 eps

Lewis
TV · as Rev. Martha Seager · 1 ep

Loony in the Woods
Movie · as Crazy Butcher

Confetti
Movie · as Sam's Mum

The One Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Great British Menu
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

Twisted Tales
TV · as Margery Faversham · 1 ep

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Movie · as Casting Agent

The Worst Week of My Life
TV · as Angela Cook · 17 eps
Bosom Pals
TV · 2 eps

Chunky Monkey
Movie · as Beryl

D.I.Y. Hard
Movie · as Woman

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
TV · as Mrs. Meisling · 2 eps
Ivor the Invisible
Movie · as Auntie Barbara (voice)

Happy Now
Movie · as Bronwyn Race

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Movie · as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
TV · as Pauline Mole · 6 eps
Lenny Henry in Pieces
TV · 15 eps

Fat Friends
TV · as Betty Simpson · 23 eps

Santa's Last Christmas
Movie · as Mrs Whatnot (voice)

Topsy-Turvy
Movie · as Madame Leon

Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie · as Mother / Veronica

Let Them Eat Cake
TV · 6 eps

Stressed Eric
TV · 13 eps

The Missing Postman
Movie · as Christine Peacock

The Ugly Duckling
Movie · as The Hen (voice)

The Missing Postman
TV · as Christine Peacock · 2 eps

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Abigail Tonev · 1 ep

Secrets & Lies
Movie · as Woman with Dog

The Snow Queen's Revenge
Movie · as Pearl

No Bananas
TV · as Evelyn Hamilton · 10 eps

Karaoke
TV · as Mrs Haynes · 2 eps

Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Marion Mattis · 1 ep

Gotta Get Out
Movie · as Maggie

Pride and Prejudice
TV · as Mrs. Bennet · 6 eps

Crapston Villas
TV · 20 eps

Kavanagh Q.C.
TV · as Evelyn Marie Kendall · 1 ep

Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Movie · as Emma Dumay

Do You Remember the First Time?
Movie

The Wimbledon Poisoner
TV · as Elinor Farr · 2 eps

Selling Hitler
Movie · as Edda Goering

GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Blame It on the Bellboy
Movie · as Rosemary Horton

Gone to Seed
TV · as Hilda Plant · 6 eps

Life Is Sweet
Movie · as Wendy

Gone to the Dogs
TV · as Lauren Patterson · 6 eps

Selling Hitler
TV · as Edda Goering · 1 ep

News Hounds
Movie · as Jackie Johns

Wilt
Movie · as Eva

Shirley Valentine
Movie · as Jane

Virtuoso
Movie · as Brenda

Monster Maker
Movie · as Perriwinkle

A Small Mourning
Movie · as Marjorie

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Movie · as Janista Maine

The Jim Henson Hour
TV · as Perriwinkle · 1 ep

Screen One
TV · as Jackie Johns · 1 ep

Stormy Monday
Movie · as Mayor

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Movie · as Daisy

Countryfile
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Short & Curlies
Movie · as Betty

Clockwise
Movie · as Gwenda Stimpson

The Singing Detective
TV · as Mrs Marlow, Mrs Marlow / Lili · 3 eps

ScreenPlay
TV · as Marjorie · 1 ep

Number One
Movie · as Doreen

Coming Through
Movie · as Kate

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Movie · as Kato/Natella/Aniko

Screen Two
TV · as Brenda Ogdon · 1 ep

Champions
Movie · as Mary Hussey

A Private Function
Movie · as Mrs. Allardyce

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Movie · as Elmire

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Movie · as Miss Land

Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Movie · as Self

The Muscle Market
Movie · as Susan

Pasmore
Movie · as Kay Pasmore
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Movie · as Norma Hardy

Abigail's Party
Movie · as Beverley

Our Flesh and Blood
Movie · as Jan Blincoe

Nuts in May
Movie · as Candice Marie

Bag of Yeast
Movie · as Margaret Hudson

Red Letter Day
TV · as Margaret Hudson · 1 ep

Through the Night
Movie · as Christine Potts

Early to Bed
Movie · as Helen

Oil Strike North
TV · 1 ep

The Wackers
TV · as Bernadette Clarkson · 7 eps

Girl
Movie · as Jackie

Taking Leave
Movie · as Nonie

Hard Labour
Movie · as Veronica Thornley
Second City Firsts
TV · as Jackie, Helen · 1 ep

Crown Court
TV · 1 ep
Bel Ami
TV · as Fencer (as Allison Steadman) · 1 ep

Play for Today
TV · as Nonie, Veronica, Jan Blincoe, Kay Pasmore, Susan · 1 ep

ITV Playhouse
TV · as Norma Hardy · 1 ep

The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep



